"Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" ("I would like to think a wonderful thought") is a pop song written by Swedish singer and composer

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was d ...

. It is the second

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released from his sixth studio

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'', in digital format only. A

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(CDPRO 4410) was also released. It spent seven weeks on the

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, peaking at number 29. The song was tested for

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, where it entered on August 19, 2007 at number seven. Totally, the song spent eight weeks on Svensktoppen, peaking at number six.

Formats and track listings

;Digital download (July 9, 2007) #"Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" - 3:16 ;Swedish promotional CD (CDPRO 4410; July 9, 2007) #"Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" - 3:16

Charts

Personnel

*Producers: Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist & Per Gessle. *Music & lyrics: Per Gessle. *Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music. *Photo:

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References

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